Credits Available: 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 5.00 AAFP Prescribed credits

Description: Obesity is associated with significant comorbid conditions including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, as well as reduced quality of life and poorer mental health. While primary care providers often manage obesity-related comorbidities, obesity itself is not often directly addressed and remains undertreated. This educational program supports the consistent delivery of evidence-based obesity counseling and treatment in primary care settings. It focuses on improving the understanding and skills of primary care clinicians in working with their patients to manage their weight through evidence-based actions based in cultural humility.

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This program is intended for:
Target Professions: DO, MD, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse, Physician Assistant, MBBCh, MBBS, Pharmacist
Target Specialties: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Preventive Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Hospitalist, Women's Health, Emergency Medicine, Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy

Erica Amianda

Hackensack University Medical Center - Center for Weight Loss and Metabolic Health
Chief PA / Manager

Erica Amianda is the Chief Bariatric PA at Hackensack University Medical Center. She has spent 13 of her 15 year career working in Bariatrics, and is a regular local and national speaker on obesity. She is passionate about PA and healthcare advocacy, and is a founding officer of PAs in Obesity Medicine and the APP Committee for the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Her other clinical interests include patient outcomes and quality improvement.